Re: Figured Bass - vertical position and symbol over rest

[Arno Rog]

Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold <at> kainhofer.com> writes:

> 
> Am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2008 schrieb Arno Rog:
> > Problem is that using the Staff context the figures/symbols are way to low
> > beneath the notes (it looks like they belong to the notes on the staff
> > below)
> 
> Yes, that's also a problem I'm encountering 
> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2008-05/msg00029.html)
> 
> > Using \new FiguredBass I am unable to print figures/symbols/extenders
> > below a rest. This is quite customary in figured bass and is becoming
> > somewhat of a show-stopper.
> 
> Huh, the figured bass mode is not even aware of rests or notes in the staff, 
> so there is realy no reason why it shouldn't work. See the attached example 
> for how well it works...
> 
> Cheers,
> Reinhold
> 
Reinhold,

Thank you for your reply!

Below (and attached) two pieces of score, which should result in
(approximately) the same figured bass.

A. works great but is far to low positioned
B. is positioned more closely to the notes, but does not print figures
and/or lines below rests.

Hope to hear from you!

Arno Rog

Example A

<<
\new Voice \relative c {
       \clef bass
       \key g \minor
       \time 2/2
       #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 1 4 )
       #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 2 4 )
       #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 3 4 )
       #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 4 4 )
       \set Staff.instrumentName = "Continuo"
       g4 r4 r2 %1
       r8 g g a bes g16 a bes8 c %2
       d d, r16 d'16 e f g8 g, r16 g' a b %3
 }
\new FiguredBass {
       \figuremode {
               < _ >1
               r8 r8 r8 < 6+ >8 < 6 >8 r16 r < 6 >8 <6 5>8 %2
               < _+ >8 r8 < _! >16 r16*3 < 7 ! >8 r8 \set 
useBassFigureExtenders =
##t < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 \set useBassFigureExtenders =
##f %3
       }
}
>>


Example B

<<
       \new Staff = MyStaff
       \figuremode {
               \override Staff.BassFigureAlignmentPositioning #'direction = 
#DOWN
               < _ >1 %1
               < _ >8*3 < 6+ >8 < 6 >8 < _ >16*2 < 6 >8 <6 5>8 %2
               < _+ >8 < _ >8 < _! >16 < _ >16*3 < 7 ! >8 < _ >8 \set
useBassFigureExtenders = ##t < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 < _! >16 \set
useBassFigureExtenders = ##f %3
       }
\context Staff = MyStaff
       \relative c {
               \clef bass
               \key g \minor
               \time 2/2
               #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 1 4 )
               #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 2 4 )
               #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 3 4 )
               #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 4 4 )
               \set Staff.instrumentName = "Continuo"
               g4 r4 r2 %1
               r8 g g a bes g16 a bes8 c %2
               d d, r16 d'16 e f g8 g, r16 g' a b %3
       }
>>